May 24 2007
Dem Capitulation Linkdump
Yeah, I’m still stewing over this. Some of the justifications I’ve read are, well, for lack of a better word, retarded. How many ways can one spin the phrase “lack of political courage”? Here’s some of the latest commentary:
The best one so far: Dave Sirota, with What the Democratic Blank Check on Iraq Means:
To sum up - every time a Democrat claims they can’t stop the war, they make themselves look stupid. Additionally, every time a Democrat says they are doing everything in their power to stop the war while refusing to use the powers they have they make themselves look like liars. As just one example, the next time you hear a Senator (and in particular, a Senator running for president) say they are using every resource at their disposal to end the war, you ask yourself why you don’t see them on the Senate floor right at that moment reading the names of the troops who have been killed and then reading names out of a phone book in an effort to use Old School filibuster tactics to bring Congress to a screeching halt.
Paul at Alien & Sedition thinks that if you believe that Repubs are going to jump ship on Iraq after this, you’re deluded.
Think Progress on why the Dems should reject the supplemental. And then a TP guest blogger’s nonsesnical, logic - defying dissent on why they should pass it.
Olbermann lets loose.
Truthout has Sen. Russ Feingold’s reaction to the Dem bendover.
GMD’s KagroX over at the big evil orange with The Forgotten Reality in Reality-Based Politics.
And two good ones over at Smirking Chimp: Four Senators with Balls and Congratulations Democrats, you’ve just purchased yourself a war!
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